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Originally Posted by Goldwingnut
<snip> What is lacking here is planning by the local municipalities, a prime example is the shameful mess known as Micro Racetrack and Rolling Acres drive. Both make up a major corridors of traffic that failed to be accounted for by the planners in Fruitland Park and Lady Lake. The tax revenue and impact funds that have come from the construction in The Villages is not being wisely spent on beefing up the infrastructure. <snip>
The roads and other infrastructure outside The Villages property are the responsibility of the cities and the counties, not the Developer to solve. The Developer is giving both lots of heads up on what is to come. <snip>
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The conversation about planning boils down to money. The jurisdictions that hire the planners can't afford to upgrade infrastructure as fast as we citizens think they should.
For example, Micro Racetrack Rd and most of Rolling Acres Rd are both in unincorporated Lake County. Since the housing crash, Lake County has suffered a financial crunch. Also, Lake County is so large, the needs near The Villages do not rank significantly higher than other areas in Lake County. It's all about priorities.